Total Crime Rate
10.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mission Close area has the lowest crime rate of 101 local areas in Blackheath , and the 12th lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Mission Close (B64 6SG) in the last 12 months was 10.2 per 1,000 residents and was 91.3% lower than the Blackheath average (117.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mission Close (B64 6SG), the main crime hotspot is near Grange Road. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Blackheath| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Terrace Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grange Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterfall Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Waterfall Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Luanne Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Station Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Luanne Close | Local resolution |
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